Prevention and treatment of some gastrointestinal complications after bariatric surgery: A review

Abstract

Globally, the incidence of overweight is increasing every year, and doctors around the world are talking about an epidemic of obesity. There has been a significant increase in bariatric surgery procedures as the only effective approach for morbid obesity. However, as the indications for bariatric surgery expand and the number of procedures increases, the number of publications on perioperative, postoperative, and late complications of surgery naturally increases.

Keywords

• obesity
• bariatric surgery
• proton pump inhibitors
• ursodeoxycholic acid
• bacterial overgrowth syndrome
• pancreatic insufficiency